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cut corners
The family had to cut corners in order to put food on the table.
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ograniczyć wydatki
foot the bill
I'll foot the bill and pay for everyone's meal at the restaurant.
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zapłacić za coś
lion's share
You took the lion's share of the money. All I got was a couple pennies.
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lwia część
live from hand to mouth
During the depression, we had to live from hand to mouth.
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żyć z dnia na dzień
nest egg
She has a huge nest egg, so she doesn't have to work anymore.
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zaoszczędzone pieniądze
pay a king's ransom
The team had to pay a king's ransom for the superstar.
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zapłacić dużo pieniędzy
penny pincher
Victor is such a penny pincher. He never buys anything for anyone.
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dusigrosz
pour money down the drain
Betting on an injured horse is like pouring money down the drain.
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pompują pieniądze w błoto
put in my two cents
Can I put in my two cents? I have something important to say.
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wygłosić swoją opinię
put your money where your mouth is
You should put your money where your mouth is and start your new business idea.
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przestać mówić, zacząć działać
from rags to riches
Jack went from rags to riches after he won the lottery.
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od pucybuta do milionera
save for a rainy day
Kate is saving for a rainy day, she's afraid of being sacked.
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odkładać na czarną godzinę
Kasia oszczędza na czarną godzinę, boi się, że zwolnią ją z pracy.
break into a market
He'd like to break into the advertising market.
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wejść na rynek
hatch
an escape hatch
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właz
play havoc with
The acid rain plays havoc with marine life.
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niszczyć, powodować trudności
speck
There's not a speck of dust/dirt in their house.
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punkcik, pyłek
break the mould
Their approach to sports teaching broke the mould.
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być nowym i innym
encase
The nuclear waste is encased in concrete before being sent for storage in disused mines.
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obramować
in equal measure
I was angry and embarrassed in equal measure.
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w równym stopniu
nozzle
Attach the nozzle to the garden hose before turning on the water.
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dysza
out of the question
A pay rise is out of the question.
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coś na pewno się nie stanie
precious
a precious gift
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cenny
redundant
In the sentence "She is a single unmarried woman", the word "unmarried" is redundant.
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zbędny
precocious
She recorded her first CD at the precocious age of twelve.
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przedwczesny (szczególnie rozwój, np. u dziecka)
dip into your savings
She admitted that she had been forced to dip into her own pocket/savings to make up a funding shortfall.
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wydać kasę
buy stocks and shares
He is a shareholder, so he frequently has to buy stocks and shares.
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kupować akcje i udziały
beat someone down
He's always trying to beat us down.
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spowodować, że ktoś obniży cenę
pay in full
It's always better to pay in full for everything, loans kill a home budget.
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spłacać w pełni
Zawsze lepiej jest spłacać wszystko w pełni, kredyty zabijają domowy budżet.
scrape by
Even with both of us working, we earn just enough to scrape by.
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mieć pieniądze tylko na podstawowe produkty
live beyond your means
To avoid slipping into debt, don't live beyond your means.
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wydawać więcej niż się zarabia
a spendthrift/a saver
Are you a spendthrift or a saver?
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rozrzutnik / oszczędna osoba
on impulse
I bought those new shoes on impulse, I wasn't looking for them.
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pod wpływem impulsu
just goes to show
This just goes to show that getting good grades in school doesn't mean you're clever.
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kiedy jakieś doświadczenie ilustruje jakieś nasze przekonanie
lace
Your shoe laces are undone.
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sznurowadło
agility
A top-rated football player, he combines speed and agility.
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zwinność
indulge
Thanks to the runaway success of the band I'm in, I've been able to indulge my passion.
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pozwolić sobie na, folgować
runaway success
Her first novel's runaway success came as a great surprise.
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nagły, niespodziewany sukces
actively involved
He's very actively involved in the local party.
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mocno zaangażowany
break into (a run, a jog)
He only occasionally breaks into a lethargic jog.
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zacząć coś (np. bieg)
allowance
I couldn't have managed at college if I hadn't had an allowance from my parents./ The luggage allowance for most flights is 20 kilos.
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zasiłek, bonifikata/ limit, dozwolona ilość
much to our horror
Much to my horror, I could see smoke coming out of the bedroom windows.
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ku naszemu przerażeniu
deviation
Any deviation from the party philosophy is seen as betrayal.
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odchylenie
against the grain
These days it goes against the grain to show too much respect for authority.
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pod prąd
facility
a military facility, shopping facilities/ His facility for languages is astonishing.
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obiekt, budynek/ zdolność, umiejętność
arrangement
Since the hotel was full, we had to make other arrangements.
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przygotowanie, plan, ustalenie
reminiscent of
This song is so reminiscent of my adolescence.
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przypominający coś
przypomina o czymś
trestle
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stojak, kozioł, kobyłka
storage
We've had to build some cupboards to give us more storage space.
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magazynowanie, przechowywanie
hut
a mountain hut
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chatka
airstrip
We landed at a tiny airstrip in the middle of the jungle.
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pas startowy
invariable
Michael's invariable reaction was anger and a reluctance to try anything new.
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niezmienny
live up to expectations
The concert was brilliant - it lived up to all our expectations.
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dorastać do oczekiwań, spełniać oczekiwania
serene
She has a lovely serene face.
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spokojny
equable
The south of the country enjoys an equable climate./ Graham has a fairly equable temperament - I haven't often seen him really angry.
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zrównoważony (balanced) /łagodny, spokojny (calm)
steady rise
The prices of petrol has been rising steadily during the last year.
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stały wzrost
debase
Some argue that money has debased football.
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obniżyć jakość, wartość
depress
The rise in the value of the dollar has depressed the company's profits this year., This drug helps depress high hormone levels.
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obniżyć wartość (np. pieniędzy), poziom czegoś
deplete
If we continue to deplete the earth's natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment.
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wyczerpywać w ilości, rozmiarze (zapasy energii, pieniędzy)
open up
The internet has opened up new opportunities for cost-effective brand building.
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zapewniać możliwości
charmful
She was a witch, so her charmful appearance didn't surprise us at all.
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używający amuletów, związany z magią
fashion item
Department stores offer a wide variety of fashion items.
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ubranie
incompetence
Management have demonstrated almost unbelievable incompetence in their handling of the dispute.
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niekompetencja
on the part of sb/on sb's part
Quick action on the part of the police prevented a fight between rival groups developing.
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ze strony kogoś
Szybka interwencja ze strony policji zapobiegła rozwojowi bójki między rywalizującymi grupami.
leisure
Karol and his business partner Laurent met because of a shared leisure interest.
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wolny czas
zealous
a zealous supporter of the government's policies
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gorliwy
dam
As more rainfall is expected over the next few days, they will probably open the dam.
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tama
Jako że ciągu najbliższych dni spodziewane jest więcej opadów, prawdopodobnie otworzą zaporę.
peninsula
the Korean Peninsula
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półwysep
gyre/whirlpool
The area is one of the world's five major ocean gyres - huge systems of rotating currents.
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wir wodny
mainland
Hawaii's cost of living is estimated at about 20 percent to 30 percent higher than most mainland communities.
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stały ląd, część kontynentalna
off the coast
The accident happened three miles off the coast.
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od brzegu
jellyfish
In fact, sharks are less dangerous than jellyfish!
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meduza
inland from sth
The Black Sea is a large inland from the ocean sea.
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w głębi lądu od czegoś
agile
Monkeys are very agile climbers.
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zwinny
nesting area
The salmon's nesting area is different than its habitat area.
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teren lęgowy
contaminant
Make sure that all equipment is clean and free of contaminants.
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zanieczyszczacz
hazard
The busy traffic entrance was a hazard to pedestrians.
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niebezpieczeństwo
nutrient
It's good soil - full of nutrients.
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substancja odżywcza
a rubbish tip
We need to take this old carpet to the rubbish tip.
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wysypisko śmieci
vastness
the vastness of the universe
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bezmiar
rag
I keep these rags for cleaning the car.
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szmata
ragged
The children were wearing dirty, ragged clothes.
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obdarty/ brudny
studious
She was a studious child, happiest when reading.
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dużo czasu poświęcający na naukę
reversible
a reversible raincoat/ The surgery is not reversible.
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odwracalny
postage
Please enclose 15 $, plus 2 $ for postage.
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opłata za wysyłkę
posting
A separate report on Thursday showed that job postings on the internet stayed strong in July.
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wpis internetowy
donor
a blood donor/ Thanks to a large gift from an anonymous donor, the charity was able to continue its work.
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dawca (organów, pieniędzy)
pitch in
If we all pitch in together, it shouldn't take too long.
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zakasać rękawy/przyjść komuś z pomocą
grant
He was granted asylum., They granted her an entry visa.
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udzielać, nadać
lust
I don't think it's love so much as lust.
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pożądanie
like a bull in a china shop
The pilot flew around the space station like a bull in a china shop.
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jak słoń w składzie porcelany
like a red rag to a bull
What Tom said to me was like a red rag to a bull.
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jak płachta na byka
like a dog with a bone
In arguments, are you the type of person who won't let things drop (who is like a dog with a bone)?
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uporczywy/ nieodpuszczający, aż nie osiągnie celu
like water off a duck's back
I told them off, but it was like water off a duck's back.
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spływa jak woda po kaczce
explorative/exploratory
an exploratory expedition to Antarctica
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eksploracyjny
atmospheric
If atmospheric conditions are right, it may be possible to see this group of stars tonight.
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atmosferyczny
many moons ago
Many moons ago, when I was young, I used to be a dancer.
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dawno dawno temu
feel spaced out
Sorry I forgot - I've just got back from South America and still feel spaced out.
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nie wiedzieć co się dzieje wokół
be living on another planet
She doesn't seem to worry about money. It's as if she is living on another planet.
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być innym od innych
rocket science
Come on, concentrate. I'm sure we can do it - it's not rocket science.
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coś trudnego do zrozumienia
rocket (verb)
Prices of oil are sure to rocket if there is unrest in the area.
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szybko wzrosnąć
glimpse
I only caught a fleeting glimpse of the driver of the getaway car, but I am sure I would recognise him again. /We glimpsed the ruined abbey from the windows of the train.
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przelotne spojrzenie/ dojrzeć
know someone by sight
I know Mr Brown by sight but we have never spoken.
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znać kogoś z widzenia
oversight
That was an unacceptable oversight.
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przeoczenie
To było niedopuszczalne przeoczenie.
awash (in/with)
The Vettel family wasn't awash in cash - quite the contrary. / The city is awash with drugs and the police is powerless to do anything about it.
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mieć pod dostatkiem
awash
By the time I discovered the problem, the floor was awash.
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zalany
lap
He recorded the fastest lap in the weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix.
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okrążenie
nail someone down
We've been trying to nail them down on the specific points of the agreement for the past six months.
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zmusić kogoś do podania informacji/podjęcia decyzji
refreshing
It's a refreshing change to see a losing team shaking hands and still smiling after a match.
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odmienny, pozytywnie zaskakujący
unflappable
She's totally unflappable - you have to be when working in such a high-pressure environment.
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niewzruszony
odporny na stres, wysiłek, zmęczenie
load
The maximum load for this elevator is eight persons.
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ładowność, obciążenie
esteem
Because of their achievements they were held in high esteem.
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szacunek, estyma
make a commitment
Players must make a commitment to play for a full season.
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zobowiązać się
allegiance
Soldiers have to swear allegiance to the King.
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lojalność
caught up in
The ambulance will probably be caught up in a traffic jam somewhere.
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znajdujący się w trudnej sytuacji
be held up
Sorry I'm late, but my train was held up., She got held up at work.
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być opóźnionym przez, "utknąć" gdzieś
spine-chilling
He told them a spine-chilling ghost story.
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mrożąca krew w żyłach
slow on the uptake
He's a little slow on the uptake, so you may have to repeat the instructions a few times.
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powolny w pojmowaniu
quick-witted
He's quick-witted, so he might be able to solve this puzzle.
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bystry
knowledgeable
He's very knowledgeable about German literature.
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posiadający sporą wiedzę
have a good head on one's shoulders
Joe has a good head on his shoulders, so I highly doubt he would go to Vegas and gamble all his money away.
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być inteligentnym i podejmować dobre decyzje
at sea
I'm completely at sea with the new computer system.
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confused
at a loss
I was so embarrassed that I was at a loss for words./ Brian was at a loss to explain how the stolen computer got into the boot of his car.
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nie wiedzieć co zrobić
able to think on one's feet
I'd never heard about the company before, so I had to think on my feet.
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podejmować szybko, sprawnie decyzje
dim
Half of the team is dim.
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głupi
Połowa drużyny jest głupia.
dense
There are some really dense people in our class.
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głupi
be too clever by half
She was too clever by half - always correcting the teacher.
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być zbyt pewnym własnej inteligencji, zarozumiałym
run through sb's head/mind
I've had that tune running through my head all day.
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nie móc przestać myśleć o czymś
sleep on sth
Don't give me an answer now - sleep on it and then make a decision.
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"przespać się z czymś"
jog one's memory
When you have a mind like a sieve as I have, you need something to jog the memory.
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przypomnieć coś komuś
recollection
I have many pleasant recollections of the time we spent together.
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wspomnienie
ring a bell (idiom)
No, I'm sorry, that description doesn't ring any bells with me.
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brzmieć znajomo
remembrance
A church service was held in remembrance of the victims.
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wspomnienie, pamięć o
fairly reasonable
You might think that new regulations are fairly reasonable, but it's deceptive.
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dość rozsądne
without the benefit of
The band had to perform without benefit of rehearsal.
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bez korzyści
put paid to
A knee injury has put paid to her chances of getting into the final.
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zniszczyć, zniweczyć, skończyć coś
let alone sth
Some people never even read a newspaper, let alone a book. / Davina can't even boil an egg, let alone cook a whole meat.
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nie mówiąc już o
dissect
He's the kind of person who watches a movie and then dissects it for hours.
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analizować wnikliwie
polished
The presenter gave a polished speech at the conference.
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obyty
hackneyed
The plot of the film is just a hackneyed boy-meets-girl scenario.
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oklepany
build
She was of slim build with short, dark hair.
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budowa ciała (figura+rozmiar)
skate around a subject
Julia skated around the subject of her marriage, obviously trying to avoid talking about it.
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nie wymienić, pominąć
sail through sth
Tim sailed through his exam as effortlessly as ever.
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poradzić sobie z czymś z łatwością
rein in
I had to rein in her spending - it was getting out of control.
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kontrolować
take the wind out of one's sails
It took the wind out of her sails when I admitted straightaway what I'd done.
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coś kogoś zszkowało, "zamurowało"
be on the ball
Carly is very much on the ball at work and knows exactly what's going on.
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zdolna do szybkiego analizowania sytuacji
move the goalposts
I thought I was right to leave at five, but they'd moved the goalposts - we were expected to work until six.
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zmienić zasady
accepted wisdom
It is a commonly accepted wisdom that the Earth is not flat.
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ogólnie przyjęty pogląd
acute angle
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kąt ostry
acute
The problem of poverty is particularly acute in rural areas. / acute abdominal pain/ a woman of acute intelligence
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dotkliwy/nagły (ból) /bystry
hold out against something
She has been holding out against his persuasion to change her job for a long time.
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opierać się czemuś
Długo opierała się jego namowom, żeby zmienić pracę.
out of sync
I don't know the exact time. All the clocks in the office are out of sync.
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niezsynchronizowane
surly
We were served by a very surly waiter.
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gburowaty
typecast
Her television work typecasts her as a helpless victim. / Democrats have made a decision to typecast Donald Trump as a fascist.
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dawać aktorowi zawsze podobne role/ stereotypizować
come to terms with
It's difficult to come to terms with the death of a close relative.
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pogodzić się z czymś
Trudno pogodzić się ze śmiercią bliskiego krewnego.
(7 seconds/10 minutes) flat
I was dressed in five minutes flat.
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dokładnie w 7 sekund/10 minut - bardzo szybko
glamorous
She was looking very glamorous.
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czarujący, atrakcyjny
thereabouts
He's lived in Norwich for 40 years, or thereabouts.
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około
disparate
The two cultures were so utterly disparate that she found it hard to adapt from one to the other.
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rozbieżne
drag
I've got to go to the dentist again - what a drag!
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utrapienie
go off at/on a tangent
It's hard to get a firm decision out of him - he's always going off on a tangent.
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zmienić nagle temat
resentment
This decision has caused resentment among some teachers.
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żal, uraza
let (one's) hair down
Oh let your hair down for a once!
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folgować sobie, wyluzować się
stick with
You'll never learn how to play the piano if you're not going to stick with it. / He said that he was going to stick with the traditions established by his grandfather.
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kontynuować coś (z uporem), starać się z uporem coś zrobić
maintain balance
Try to maintain balance and not to fall.
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utrzymać równowagę
have the effect of
This combination of measures has the effect of reducing swelling and bruising.
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powodować, że
upstream
Salmon swim upstream against very strong currents to reach their breeding areas.
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w górę rzeki
go ahead with sth
We've received the permission to go ahead with the music festival in spite of opposition from local residents.
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zacząć coś
thoroughness
You can rely on the thoroughness of his research.
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dokładność
quirky
He was tall and had a quirky, off-beat sense of humour.
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dziwny, dziwaczny, ekscentryczny
irrevocable
an irrevocable decision
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nieodwołalny
seize the moment
I've tried to get the most out of life by always seizing the moment.
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korzystać z okazji, potencjału
settle on something
Have you settled on a name for the baby?
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podjąć decyzję / wybrać coś
attend to something
I always have so many things to attend to when I come into the office after a trip abroad.
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zabrać się za coś (deal with sth)
get someone down
It's such a small problem that you shouldn't let it get you down.
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powodować złe samopoczucie, smutek
make a recovery
He is reported to be making a recovery in hospital now.
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wracać do zdrowia
cause a lot of confusion
What is it that's causing you a lot of confusion?
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powodować wiele zamieszania
take sth seriously
Laura doesn't take her work seriously according to her teacher.
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brać coś na poważnie
parlour
the front parlour
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salon (starodawnie)
snatch
He snatched the photos out of my hand before I had a chance to look at them.
öğrenmeye başla
porwać, pochwycić
reflect on
She reflected on her country's role in history.
öğrenmeye başla
zastanowić się nad
exhilarating
an exhilarating walk in the mountains
öğrenmeye başla
sprawiający radość
exhilarate
Uncle George tells stories and exhilarates everybody with his good humour.
öğrenmeye başla
rozweselić
lash out
I was only teasing him and suddenly he lashed out at me and hit me in the face.
öğrenmeye başla
rzucić się na
cower
The dog cowered in the corner, realizing she had done something wrong.
öğrenmeye başla
kulić się, skulić się
lunacy
It was sheer lunacy spending all the money.
öğrenmeye başla
obłęd, głupota
pound
I could hear my heart pounding as I went on stage to collect the prize.
öğrenmeye başla
walić, uderzać
pound out
Everyone sang as Mother pounded out the family favourites on the piano.
öğrenmeye başla
grać głośno na instrumencie, szczególnie uderzając
mash
Mash the potatoes and then mix in the butter and herbs. / They ate a mash of 2 potatoes, 2 carrots and cabbage.
öğrenmeye başla
rozgniatać, tłuc/ miazga, mieszanka
feed off
She fed off the crowd's enthusiasm.
öğrenmeye başla
czerpać siłę, moc, wsparcie z
powerhouse
a powerhouse rock band
öğrenmeye başla
coś, co ma dużo enegii, wpływów/ elektrownia
whip up
She criticized the organization for trying to whip up anti-immigrant prejudice.
öğrenmeye başla
wzbudzać, podsycać
flurry
There was a flurry of excitement as the president walked in.
öğrenmeye başla
poruszenie
twist
She slipped on the ice and twisted her knee., She twisted her head round so she could see what was happening.
öğrenmeye başla
skręcić, kręcić,
needlework
She showed us a sample of her needlework.
öğrenmeye başla
robótki ręczne, szydełkowanie (szczególnie dekoracyjne)
maze
The old part of the town was a maze of narrow passages.
öğrenmeye başla
labirynt
drift
A mist drifted in from the marshes.
öğrenmeye başla
dryfować
wretch
The poor wretches had no chance to survive.
öğrenmeye başla
nędznik, nieszczęśnik
eon
I've been waiting eons for my new computer.
öğrenmeye başla
wieczność
sanitarium
She died of tuberculosis at a sanitarium in Saranac Lake.
öğrenmeye başla
sanatorium
barred
They arrived at the house to find the door locked and barred.
öğrenmeye başla
zablokowany, zabarykadowany
scar
He was scarred as a result of the fire.
öğrenmeye başla
zostawić znamię
pneumonia, lung inflammation
öğrenmeye başla
zapalenie płuc
mutiny
There were rumours of mutiny among the troops.
öğrenmeye başla
bunt
live on
Elvis Presley's legend lives on.
öğrenmeye başla
być nadal żywym
Legenda Elvisa Presleya jest wciąż żywa.
live off
They had learned to live off the land.
öğrenmeye başla
żyć z czegoś
mold
She molded the clay into little animals.
öğrenmeye başla
kształtować formować
clench
The old man clenched his fist and waved it angrily at us.
öğrenmeye başla
zaciskać
stripe
By the age of 25 he had already earned his third stripe and become a seargant.
öğrenmeye başla
naszywka (np. w wojsku wskazująca rangę)
spineless
He was, she concluded, a spineless individual.
öğrenmeye başla
tchórzliwy
wicked
In the end the wicked witch gets killed.
öğrenmeye başla
niegodziwy
vicious
The police said that this was one of the most vicious attacks they had ever seen.
öğrenmeye başla
nikczemny, zły, podły
jackal
öğrenmeye başla
szakal
get someone going
Interacting with other people, that's what gets me going.
öğrenmeye başla
gdy coś kogoś kręci, podnieca
inbred
an inbred sense of right and wrong
öğrenmeye başla
wsobny, inherentny
steamroller
öğrenmeye başla
walec
hit on/upon something
He hit on the idea of using the newly-invented railways for pleasure trips.
öğrenmeye başla
znaleźć coś przypadkiem
forerunner
Germany's Green Party was said to be the forerunner of environmental parties throughout Europe.
öğrenmeye başla
zwiastun, poprzednik, prototyp, prekursor
headway (make headway)
I'm trying to learn to drive, but I'm not making much headway with it.
öğrenmeye başla
postęp (poczynić postępy)
go back
Our house goes back to the 18th century.
öğrenmeye başla
istnieć od
proposal for
The Senate rejected the proposal for a rise in Brazil's minimum wage.
öğrenmeye başla
propozycja
get someone interested in
It was Jake who got me interested in collecting pottery.
öğrenmeye başla
zainteresować kogoś czymś
be desparate to do sth
He was desparate to give the interviewers a good impression.
öğrenmeye başla
być zdesperowanym, aby coś zrobić
assignment
The homework assignment was to read Chapter 2 in our history book.
öğrenmeye başla
zadanie
assign
UN troops were assigned the task of rebuilding the hospital.
öğrenmeye başla
przydzielać
bespoke
a bespoke suit
öğrenmeye başla
na miarę, zrobiony w konkretnym celu
jingle
The coins jingled in her pocket as she walked along.
öğrenmeye başla
wydawać dźwięk dzwonienia, dzwonić
stoop
The doorway was so low that we had to stoop to go through it.
öğrenmeye başla
nachylić się
house
The museum houses the biggest collection of antique toys in Europe.
öğrenmeye başla
zapewniać mieszkanie, przestrzeń do życia
indecision
There is a great deal of indecision over how to tackle the problem.
öğrenmeye başla
niezdecydowanie
overdue
Changes to the tax system are long overdue.
öğrenmeye başla
zaległy, opóźniony
backlog
I've got a huge backlog of work to do.
öğrenmeye başla
zaległości
relate to sb
Many parents find it hard to relate to their children when they are teenagers.
öğrenmeye başla
rozumieć kogoś i utrzymywać przyjazne relacje
pensioner
Students and pensioners are entitled to a discount.
öğrenmeye başla
emeryt
subject to sth
The bay is subject to heavy fog in summer.
öğrenmeye başla
podatny na
achieve a price
There is an economic crisis right now, so it might be difficult to achieve the price you want.
öğrenmeye başla
wytargować, uzyskać zakładaną cenę
do up a flat
We want to do up our flat before next winter.
öğrenmeye başla
wyremontować mieszkanie
room for
You must ensure there is enough room for aunt Georgina in our house.
öğrenmeye başla
miejsce na (mieszkanie, miejsce do życia)
put your stamp on
I want to put my own stamp on this house.
öğrenmeye başla
zostawić swój ślad
grandeur
the silent grandeur of the desert
öğrenmeye başla
wspaniałość
inescapable
The evidence points to the inescapable conclusion that he is guilty of the crime.
öğrenmeye başla
nieunikniony
have a good/bad memory for
I have a really bad memory for people's names when I meet them.
öğrenmeye başla
mieć dobrą pamięć do czegoś
on the grounds of
He lost his job on the grounds of his inefficiency.
öğrenmeye başla
ze względu na
sheltered
The plants need a shady, sheltered spot in the garden.
öğrenmeye başla
bezpieczny, ochronny
icefall
öğrenmeye başla
lodospad
dismay
Aid workers were said to have been filled with dismay by the appalling conditions that the refugees were living in.
öğrenmeye başla
przerażenie, konsternacja
boost popularity
The eye-catching red colour of the bridge also boosts its popularity.
öğrenmeye başla
zwiększyć popularność
move off
Gil waved his hand and the car moved off.
öğrenmeye başla
ruszyć
quite a challenge
There is a sidewalk (pavement) for pedestrians, but it's quite a challenge to walk across it.
öğrenmeye başla
lada wyzwanie
sway
The trees were swaying in the wind.
öğrenmeye başla
kołysać (się)
bounce
The children had broken the bed by bouncing on it., The ball bounced off the goalpost and into the net.
öğrenmeye başla
odbijać (się)
wobble
Don't wobble the table, please./ I gave the poles a slight wobbles and the whole tent collapsed.
öğrenmeye başla
drgać, trząść/ chybotanie
glowing
In her speech, she paid a glowing tribute to her predecessor.
öğrenmeye başla
entuzjastyczny
enchanting
It's described in the guide book as "an enchanting medieval city".
öğrenmeye başla
czarujący
disperse
When the rain came down the crowds started to disperse.
öğrenmeye başla
rozpraszać
lose a record
It was a long time since the bridge lost its record of being the longest in the country.
öğrenmeye başla
stracić przywództwo, prowadzenie
instability
The building's instability makes it extremely dangerous.
öğrenmeye başla
niestabilność
condiment
The condiment with a cult-like following will be available at all McDonald's locations in the U.S. while supplies last.
öğrenmeye başla
przyprawa
deckchair, sunbed
It reminds me of a deckchair on Blackpool Beach. / Do you want to rent a sunbed?
öğrenmeye başla
leżak
smart casual
That restaurant's dress code is smart casual.
öğrenmeye başla
półformalny
flip-flops
Flip-flops are forbidden to wear in dinner time.
öğrenmeye başla
japonki

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